FYI Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 9 hours ago, Olympian2005 said: The board is really what we the posters make of it. There is no reason why it should be quiet just because there is no bid races. i see lots of members on here at times yet they do not post anything. I have posted things or tried to start up topics and no one has replied or engaged in discussion. I even want to/have tried to share my own sports journey to one day compete at LA2028 but no one seems interested or wants to engage with me. There is no reason why we cant keep discussing all upcoming sports competitions, other events and even have discussions on past events, different parts of the olympics such as our like and dislikes. We all as members just need to start talking, discussing, arguing and making this site interactive and fun. Sure, of course. But one thing that you have to realize about this website, though, is that it's a specialty forum. And it's initial inception back in 1998, was specifically about bid cities - hence the name of the website GamesBIDS (although at the very beginning, it was called Torontosummergames, even more bid specific then). So it has morphed, over the years, into the many Subcategories that you see now. And while all this may be "new" to you, it's not new at all to many of us here, who have been on here for many, many years already, discussing, debating, engaging & arguing. Thus, many of the topics that you have recently posted about, have already been discussed ad nauseum over the years throughout these forums (although, I will say, a couple of your topics have had some engagement, & then you yourself, ironically enough, hardly partake in them much further after that). I notice that newbies always do this. And I can understand their curiosity about the Olympics, but sometimes they are perhaps better served to go through many of the thread archives here already to get a better sense of these boards before maybe posting some redundant topics that a lot of the veteran board members feel like a "been there, done that" topic from years past. So therefore, as a result, not many, if any people respond to a thread that a newbie has started, since we've seen that time & again. And sometimes, people feel compelled to post to a topic when they have/or can have a personal connection to it. And if it's not there, then not many comment. And like I said up-thread, while these Tokyo 2020ne Games have caused an uptick in traffic here, it's still nothing what these boards once were back in their hayday (even last year, before you arrived here, you could sense the dust bowls floating around). And that's an aspect that virtually all of the veteran members have said even recently in other threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 47 minutes ago, iceman530 said: I reckon Beijing discussions will be pretty active just because it is going to be so unusual and so uncomfortable in so many ways. Yeah, at this point, all we can hope for is all the political drama that will be Beijing 2022, just to keep these boards going between now & next February's winter opening. Boycott fetish boy should at least see to that, though. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 (edited) 21 hours ago, Olympian2005 said: The board is really what we the posters make of it. There is no reason why it should be quiet just because there is no bid races. i see lots of members on here at times yet they do not post anything. I have posted things or tried to start up topics and no one has replied or engaged in discussion. I even want to/have tried to share my own sports journey to one day compete at LA2028 but no one seems interested or wants to engage with me. There is no reason why we cant keep discussing all upcoming sports competitions, other events and even have discussions on past events, different parts of the olympics such as our like and dislikes. We all as members just need to start talking, discussing, arguing and making this site interactive and fun. True. But you weren’t here in the golden days of the board when Jacques Chirac expressing his opinion on Finnish cuisine would generate more comment, debate and arguments on the board than has been generated here since the start of the current games. I tried to start up a sweep on the Tokyo games and it fell flat - in the past our sweeps on the games, World Cups, or bid votes would oversubscribe within hours of being posted. We used to do lots of games, contests and such, and they were incredibly popular. During past games, the board would be frenetic with dozens and dozens of threads devoted to how all the national teams were going, to all the individual sports, to who the best looking athletes were etc. Now I’m wondering if anyone here’s actually watching any sports at all… most comments seem to be just anticipating what the closing ceremony is going to show. It’s sad, I’ve got a lot of fond memories of the board. But we just don’t have the active membership we once did. And I don’t think the way bidding works now will attract new members like it used to. I’d love to be proven wrong though. Do things like support and encourage others to support thinks like the annual logo contest (which I know Yoshi’s still keen to do). As you say, the board what posters make of of it. It’s been nice seeing a lot of old GamesBids veterans poke their heads in here, though. Edited August 6, 2021 by Sir Rols 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 Donald Trump blames 'leftist maniacs' for USA's bronze medal in women's football at Tokyo Olympics Honestly, you couldn’t make Donald up, could you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quaker2001 Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 42 minutes ago, Sir Rols said: Donald Trump blames 'leftist maniacs' for USA's bronze medal in women's football at Tokyo Olympics Honestly, you couldn’t make Donald up, could you? When I saw that this morning, I thought that couldn't possibly be real, even by Trump's lofty standards of utterly insane bullshit. But it was. Donald Trump, the man who finished with the silver medal in a 2-person contest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2005 Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 2 hours ago, Sir Rols said: True. But you weren’t here in the golden days of the board when Jacques Chirac expressing his opinion on Finnish cuisine would generate more comment, debate and arguments on the board than has been generated here since the start of the current games. I tried to start up a sweep on the Tokyo games and it fell flat - in the past our sweeps on the games, World Cups, or bid votes would oversubscribe within hours of being posted. We used to do lots of games, contests and such, and they were incredibly popular. During past games, the board would be frenetic with dozens and dozens of threads devoted to how all the national teams were going, to all the individual sports, to who the best looking athletes were etc. Now I’m wondering if anyone here’s actually watching any sports at all… most comments seem to be just anticipating what the closing ceremony is going to show. It’s sad, I’ve got a lot of fond memories of the board. But we just don’t have the active membership we once did. And I don’t think the way bidding works now will attract new members like it used to. I’d love to be proven wrong though. Do things like support and encourage others to support thinks like the annual logo contest (which I know Yoshi’s still keen to do). As you say, the board what posters make of of it. It’s been nice seeing a lot of old GamesBids veterans poke their heads in here, though. Completely understand what you and FYI have said. So what is the creator of this site or the veteran members who so fondly remember the old days doing about turning the tide of the decline? or are members happy to let it just stay as it is now. i am not saying this to be critical of any members but to try as. newbie to hopefully work with others here to make the site at least try to get close to some of its better times. I was actually told by a member to stop posting about Atlanta 1996 in the thread i set up as members were annoyed and fed up with such posts. i guess attitudes like that don't help newbies like myself to keep posting and engaged. FYI mentioned a lot of my threads have been done before and i take that on board and will try and start some new type of discussions. However my post about trying to become an Olympian, have we got any members who have competed at a games or currently aiming for that? if no, then why my thread not have even one reply or comment. Not all of the decline can be put down to newbies posting stuff already posted. i look forward to engaging with more members H 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 I don't think it'll get back to how it was with the "bid" processes as they are now. I look in every now and then, but it's been in decline for a while now. It is what it is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshi Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 Hmm, did someone say logo comp? Keep your eyes tuned around the start of December...I can't say more! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quaker2001 Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 8 hours ago, Olympian2005 said: Completely understand what you and FYI have said. So what is the creator of this site or the veteran members who so fondly remember the old days doing about turning the tide of the decline? or are members happy to let it just stay as it is now. i am not saying this to be critical of any members but to try as. newbie to hopefully work with others here to make the site at least try to get close to some of its better times. I was actually told by a member to stop posting about Atlanta 1996 in the thread i set up as members were annoyed and fed up with such posts. i guess attitudes like that don't help newbies like myself to keep posting and engaged. FYI mentioned a lot of my threads have been done before and i take that on board and will try and start some new type of discussions. However my post about trying to become an Olympian, have we got any members who have competed at a games or currently aiming for that? if no, then why my thread not have even one reply or comment. Not all of the decline can be put down to newbies posting stuff already posted. i look forward to engaging with more members H Here's the thing about this site, and FYI hit on a lot of points.. This is not a site for people who care about the Olympics. Once upon a time it was more about that, but in recent years, it has been more about logo design competitions and proposed venue plans and all the minutiae surrounding the Olympics than the Games themselves. There are some posters here that treat sports as just the filler between the Opening and Closing ceremonies. So if you're looking for discussions and conversations about sport, then you're in the wrong place... and you should go here instead - https://totallympics.com/ That's the site you want to be on and you'll find a ton of people to engage with. That you're a newbie here is not necessarily why people aren't responding to your posts. Here's the best way to sum it up. There are a total of 477 posts in the "Tokyo sports/event discussions" section. The opening ceremony live chat thread alone had over 500. That should tell you everything you need to know about the priorities about the community here. And why if you are looking to talk more about the competition than the ceremonies, head over to Totallympics, which has a ton of activity all the time, not even just during Games time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 16 hours ago, Olympian2005 said: Completely understand what you and FYI have said. So what is the creator of this site or the veteran members who so fondly remember the old days doing about turning the tide of the decline? or are members happy to let it just stay as it is now. i am not saying this to be critical of any members but to try as. newbie to hopefully work with others here to make the site at least try to get close to some of its better times. the best times of this site were before you were born ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow Posted August 7, 2021 Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 i mean, mr. x claiming to be a 35 year old teacher whose grandmother died in 9/11 before revealing himself as a 10 year old kid from vancouver who, many years later, lost his virginity to some guy in a hilton stairwell will always and forever be my favorite moment on the internet and will certainly flash before my eyes when i am on my deathbed and searching for one lasting image of human perfection to take with me before i go. 2003. what a time to be alive and on gamesbids.com. i remember clicking on that reveal thread and realizing that nothing would - or could - ever top that moment in my life, and being absolutely correct because life, much like this forum, has been a huge disappointment ever since. i did enjoy bagging on baron's guided bus tour of istanbul though, which the archive gods have cruelly not seen fit to preserve. at least my review of the qatar stadia is still up. basically, and other people may disagree but they would be wrong, other than mr. x, the best moments of this forum are the ones i've managed to make all about myself. (it certainly hasn't been FYI and quaker fighting in every thread ever created.) remember when i changed my name to an unpronounceable symbol but nobody had the font so it was just a blank box? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted August 7, 2021 Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 Mr X probably now IS a 35 year i old teacher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted August 7, 2021 Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 F*ck it. Let’s just hijack this thread and make it GamesBids’ swan song. List your favourite moments. Pyrros storming out of the Beijing OC live chat, accusing everyone who liked it as being anti-Greek TonyELovesArchiutecture revealing he tipped Beijing to win 2008 when he was four months out of the womb Rob Livingstone sicking the Mounties on the guy who kept insisting BC Place was set to explode during Vancouver’s OC Jim Jones being appointed official “goodwill” ambassador for Abuja 2014 The guy who sat on the sandwich on the Toronto subway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted August 7, 2021 Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 17 hours ago, Olympian2005 said: I was actually told by a member to stop posting about Atlanta 1996 in the thread i set up as members were annoyed and fed up with such posts. i guess attitudes like that don't help newbies like myself to keep posting and engaged. FYI mentioned a lot of my threads have been done before and i take that on board and will try and start some new type of discussions. However my post about trying to become an Olympian, have we got any members who have competed at a games or currently aiming for that? if no, then why my thread not have even one reply or comment. Not all of the decline can be put down to newbies posting stuff already posted. Lol, who was it that told you that? If anyone has been annoyingly over-posting about any particular bid city lately, it certainly isn't about Atlanta. I read this thread earlier this morning, but didn't have time to post. So Quaker has beat me to it. But it does go to what I said yesterday, that people have to have a sense of connection to what you're posting about if you expect some sort of engagement. So if you want to talk about becoming an "Olympian", then perhaps, like he said, this is the wrong place to do it. I was gonna suggest Skyscrapercity, but I've never even heard of Totallympics. But anyway, I think many here, though, would relate more with being volunteers or spectators at the Olympics than actually participating in the Games themselves. But this site in generally has basically been about, in addition to talking about the Bid cities & all of the other tangents that go along with it (i.e. Chirac & Finnish cuisine - ahhh the memeories lol), the pomp & pagentry that go along with the Games. Anything else for the most part, is basically fodder here. There was some discussion the other day, in another thread, reminiscing the days about how this site use to be. But to go back to Atlanta for a bit, the majority of the international perception of those Games in general, wasn't a very positive one. Not like Barcelona, Sydney & even London anyway. And Atlanta unfortunately was stuck between two of those Games (that's probably why you got that raspy reception on that matter by that poster). That doesn't mean that Atlanta was necessarily bad, though, but they're not held to such a high regard to those other Games I mentioned. I know you view them as a success story. But to many abroad (& even in other parts of U.S. that's not the south), it's not viewed as such. And with such an international crowd on this site, you're not really going to get the kind of positive interaction that you're looking for when it comes to Atlanta. It takes more than a good legacy plan to make a good Games. Besides, most people are really partial when it comes to a host/bid city when it happens to be their hometown anyway. Especially on this site, that's for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted August 7, 2021 Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 I can't help but think that Tony E. is now really RWB24. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted August 7, 2021 Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 12 minutes ago, FYI said: I can't help but think that Tony E. is now really RWB24. Nuh, RWB doesn’t have “I Love England” in his sig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted August 7, 2021 Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 There has never been a Bid and Host City like, actually, it was Ulan Bator 2024!! Can't believe we are actually there now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2005 Posted August 7, 2021 Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 1 hour ago, FYI said: Lol, who was it that told you that? If anyone has been annoyingly over-posting about any particular bid city lately, it certainly isn't about Atlanta. I don't know if i should post the warning message or not. I don't want to cause controversy or bad vibes here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted August 7, 2021 Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 Lol but controversy & bad vibes is what this site is all about, though. Warning message about Atlanta? That sounds crazy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2005 Posted August 7, 2021 Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 ok: here it is baron-pierreIV 1738 Started conversation: July 21 Advise to the wise: STOP pushing Atlanta 1996 too much on these pages. I have been made fun of too much for sharing my part in it. They have been, for the most part, because you are new here and a young one, polite to you But the truth is they don't like it somehow. Look at the blowback you are now getting. I'd quit while I'm ahead if I were you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow Posted August 7, 2021 Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 4 minutes ago, Olympian2005 said: ok: here it is baron-pierreIV 1738 Started conversation: July 21 Advise to the wise: STOP pushing Atlanta 1996 too much on these pages. I have been made fun of too much for sharing my part in it. They have been, for the most part, because you are new here and a young one, polite to you But the truth is they don't like it somehow. Look at the blowback you are now getting. I'd quit while I'm ahead if I were you. oh my god that is literally just baron lmao, for a second there i thought an actual human being had said something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted August 7, 2021 Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 That doesn't sound that bad. I thought it was more sinister in nature the way you described it. But like I mentioned in the last page, it's more of an international crowed here, so not everyone is going to be as excited talking about Atlanta as you are. Especially when I'm sure you're trying to learn more about it, since this is all new to you & Atlanta is your hometown. Just take it with a grain of salt. It's really not that bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted August 7, 2021 Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 You’re not a veteran here till you’ve had a run-in with the Baron. Congratulations! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted August 7, 2021 Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 Simone Biles returns to a Hero’s Welcome in Houston - Newsweek - August 5, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted August 7, 2021 Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 On 8/3/2021 at 1:27 AM, AmaniS said: Personally, I think Biles did just the opposite of Kerri Strug. Injury is injury? Why should I give more sympathy to mental than physical? She had to know she was having problems before she came to Tokyo. She should have given her place to someone else to have the experience or compete. Wow, that goes to show how little you know about mental health illness. Just to confirm, are you actually equating a physical injury such as a muscle tissue strain with mental health struggles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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